Yesterday, I had SOOOOO much fun. First, I went rock climbing for the first time. . .I mean, with actual ropes and harness, scaling a rock you could (and I was sure I was going to) DIE on!!! I was quite proud of myself. My hubby took a couple of pics to prove it.
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But what was really fun: a friend of mine loaned me his macro lens so for the first time ever, I got to play with a real life macro lens. OMG, I am in LOVE! I already told Roz this, but it really makes me appreciate macro photographers' (like hers) TALENT! It's not as easy as pointing and snapping. It takes some getting used to and practice. I had a bunch of blurry non-keepers, but boy would I love to get one and learn :)
So while the rest of my friends went off to scale another rock, I was delighted to go in search of bugs and flowers and "stuff". . .anything but the side of a 75' totally vertical ROCK! :) My spider friend was drinking the juice out of a cactus, in case you couldn't tell :)
That is one creepy looking spider, and I can appreciate how hard it is to get these shots. If you don't want to spring for a macro lens, check out extension tubes. I've been playing with them for days on my 70-200 and you can get great shots. You have to get fairly close to your subject but with good glass the shots are crystal clear. I got mine for <$100 on Amazon, and the cheap ones work great.
Whoa! Made me jump! Do spiders actually drink, or was he waiting for some stupid bug to come along at lunchtime? Glad you're getting to experience the macro world. Awesome, isn't it? And, thanks for the story. Glad you survived.:>)
lovely! You do NEED a macro lens...wish I had a spare to give you. Your image is perfect.
What I love is all the stuff we can see in the pics that we'd otherwise miss with our naked eyes.
Did you have to photograph a spider. They give me the creeps but they do make for interesting macro shots. Great capture. Love the focus, the colors and the hairy spider. Sounds like you had some fun.
I have this incredible fear of spiders, and when I first looked at this last night it creeped me out severly, so much in fact that I actually had a nightmare about this spider last night. I give you PROPS for taking this. Beautiful BUT scary.
hey sandy ... excellent shot of that little guy .. he's soooo cute .. its amazing when you use a macro lens and start to see all the intricate details that you cant see with the naked eye .. its addictive .. !!:)
awesome story, grats on the firsts.. and I can't wait to see your future macro shots!
Edit to add: This is my absolute favorite macro... and btw... i admire all those who have enough guts to get up close and personal with the spiders .. they just creep me out
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You are a brave, brave, (insane), brave woman!! Kudos for conquering the rockface and for getting close enough to that spider to get a great picture. Terrific story, post, and pics!!! :)
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